Badaic languages

Badaic
Badaic
Bada-Behoa-Napu
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Native speakers	(23,000 cited 1989–2007)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Nuclear MP Celebic Kaili–Pamona Southern Badaic; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; bhz – Bada; bep – Behoa; npy – Napu
Glottolog	bada1260

Bada, or Badaic, is a dialect continuum of Malayo-Polynesian languages in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The three principal varieties, Bada (Bada’), Behoa (Besoa), and Napu, are 85–90% lexically similar, but their speakers are culturally distinct.

References

^ Bada at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Behoa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Napu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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